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“I think everyone is somewhat frustrated,” he answered before adding, “I thought there’d be more opportunity. I think everyone thought there’d be more opportunity. I mean, it’s almost February and there hasn’t been a major deal. When was the last time that happened? Probably never.”

But it’s happened this year and while it comes as little consolation to Nonis, he’s hardly alone in this matter.

The NHL is now roughly a month away from its Feb. 26 trade deadline and judging from commentary provided by GMs around the league, the market is currently deader than Arsenio Hall’s career.

That’s bad enough. What’s worse is it’s not likely to spring to life any time soon.